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Introducing new marketing offering
The document outlines the categories of new products, including new-to-the-world and new-to-the-firm products, as well as line extensions and improvements to existing products. It describes the new product development process, which involves idea generation, concept development, marketing strategy formulation, business analysis, product development, and market testing. Additionally, it covers product and brand positioning strategies to effectively target market segments.
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Introducing new marketing offering
- 1. Introducing New Marketing Offering Henrys. Dela Cruz Marketing Management Ateneo Graduate School of business Senior National Sales & Marketing Manager Variance Trading Corporation
- 2. Categories of NewProducts Concepts New Product Development Decision Process Product & Brand Positioning
- 3. CATEGORY OF NEW PRODUCTS SixDifferent Categories 1. New-to-the-world-products 2. New-to-the-firm-products 3. Additions to existing product lines 4. Improvements and Revisions to existing products 5. Repositionings 6. Cost Reductions 3
- 4. CATEGORY OF NEWPRODUCTS New to the world Products Inventions that create a whole new market New to the Firm Products Products that are not new to the world but are new to the firm. Additions to existing product lines Simple line extensions, designed to flesh out the product line as offered to the firm’s current markets 4
- 5. CATEGORY OF NEWPRODUCTS Improvements and revisions of existing products Current products made better Repositionings Products that are retargeted for a new use or application. Cost Reductions New products that simply replaced existing products providing customer similar performance but a lower cost. 5
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- 7. NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Idea Generation SystematicSearch for New Product ideas o Internal idea sources o External Idea Sources Idea Screening Pick out good ideas o Create large number of ideas o Drop the poor ideas Concept development and testing Stated in meaningful consumer terms o Concept Development o Concept Testing 7
- 8. NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Marketing Strategy Development Designinitial marketing strategy o Description of the target market; planned value proposition; market share and profit goals o Outline of the product’s planned price; distribution & marketing budget o Planned long-term sales, profit goals and marketing mix strategy Business Analysis Evaluate Business Attractiveness o Review of the Sales o Cost & profit projections o Should satisfy the company’s objectives Product Development Product idea turned into a workable market offering o The R&D will develop and test one or more physical versions of the concept o Involves actual customers 8
- 9. NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Product Development Productidea turned into a workable market offering Market Testing Test in realistic market settings o Allows the company to test the product and its entire marketing program. o Requires a large investment when the risks are high or when the firm is not sure of the product Commercialization Launch or do not launch 9 o Introduction timing o Introduction place
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- 12. Brand Positioning Map High Priceper ounce Low Price per ounce Low in Calories High Calories 12 BRAND C Segment 3 Segment 4 BRAND A Segment 1 BRAND B Segment 2
- 13. SUMMARY CONCEPTS o Category ofnew products o New product development process o Product & Brand Positioning 13
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Editor's Notes
- #4 The term new product can mean different things. Six different categories of new products can be identified that are all quite different from each other. Still, they are all called new products. Let’s investigate the different categories of new products and what the term new product may actually mean. The six categories of new products range from new-to-the-world products (sometimes called really new products), as well as a range of minor repositionings and cost reductions. The list containing the six categories of new products may include things you would exclude. For instance, can we have a new item just by repositioning an old one (telling customer it is something else)? Yes, we can have a new product then. You might consider this to be only a new use, but the firm still went through a process of discovery and development. And a new use may occur in a completely separate division. For example, the Dove soap name has, by now, been extended to almost two dozen box soaps and almost as many liquid body washes.
- #5 1. New-to-the-world Products (really new Products) The alternative expression for new-to-the-world products (really new products) already indicates that this is what most people would define as a new product. These products are inventions that create a whole new market. Examples: Polaroid camera, the iPod and iPad, the laser printer and so on. 2. New-to-the-firm Products (new Product Lines) Products that take a firm into a category new to it. The products are not new to the world, but are new to the firm. The new product line raises the issue of the imitation product: a “me-too”. Examples: P&G’s first shampoo or coffee, Hallmark gift items, AT&T’s Universal credit card and so on. 3. Additions to existing Product Lines These are simple line extensions, designed to flesh out the product line as offered to the firm’s current markets. Examples: P&G’s Tide Liquid detergent, Bud Light, Special K line extensions (drinks, snack bars, and cereals).
- #6 4. Improvements and Revisions to existing Products Current products made better. Examples: P&G’s Ivory Soap and Tide power laundry detergent have been revised numerous times throughout their history, and there are countless other examples. 5. Repositionings As we already discussed before, you may have an argument about whether repositions are actually new products. Yet, they can be considered as new products, as the firm undertakes a new products process. Repositionings are products that are retargeted for a new use or application. Examples: Arm & Hammer baking soda repositioned as a drain or refrigerator deodorant; aspirin repositioned as a safeguard against heart attacks. Also includes products retargeted to new users or new target markets. Marlboro cigarettes were repositioned from a woman’s cigarette to a man’s cigarette years ago. 6. Cost Reductions Finally, cost reductions complete the six categories of new products. Cost reductions refer to new products that simply replace existing products in the line, providing the customer similar performance but at a lower cost. May be more of a “new product” in terms of design or production than marketing.
- #8 The new product development process starts with idea generation. Idea generation refers to the systematic search for new-product ideas. Typically, a company generates hundreds of ideas, maybe even thousands, to find a handful of good ones in the end. Two sources of new ideas can be identified: Internal idea sources: the company finds new ideas internally. That means R&D, but also contributions from employees. External idea sources: the company finds new ideas externally. This refers to all kinds of external sources, e.g. distributors and suppliers, but also competitors. The most important external source are customers, because the new product development process should focus on creating customer value. The next step in the new product development process is idea screening. Idea screening means nothing else than filtering the ideas to pick out good ones. In other words, all ideas generated are screened to spot good ones and drop poor ones as soon as possible. While the purpose of idea generation was to create a large number of ideas, the purpose of the succeeding stages is to reduce that number. The reason is that product development costs rise greatly in later stages. Therefore, the company would like to go ahead only with those product ideas that will turn into profitable products. Dropping the poor ideas as soon as possible is, consequently, of crucial importance. To go on in the new product development process, attractive ideas must be developed into a product concept. A product concept is a detailed version of the new-product idea stated in meaningful consumer terms. You should distinguish A product idea à an idea for a possible product A product concept à a detailed version of the idea stated in meaningful consumer terms A product image à the way consumers perceive an actual or potential product. Let’s investigate the two parts of this stage in more detail. Concept development Imagine a car manufacturer that has developed an all-electric car. The idea has passed the idea screening and must now be developed into a concept. The marketer’s task is to develop this new product into alternative product concepts. Then, the company can find out how attractive each concept is to customers and choose the best one. Possible product concepts for this electric car could be: Concept 1: an affordably priced mid-size car designed as a second family car to be used around town for visiting friends and doing shopping. Concept 2: a mid-priced sporty compact car appealing to young singles and couples. Concept 3: a high-end midsize utility vehicle appealing to those who like the space SUVs provide but also want an economical car. As you can see, these concepts need to be quite precise in order to be meaningful. In the next sub-stage, each concept is tested. Concept testing New product concepts, such as those given above, need to be tested with groups of target consumers. The concepts can be presented to consumers either symbolically or physically. The question is always: does the particular concept have strong consumer appeal? For some concept tests, a word or picture description might be sufficient. However, to increase the reliability of the test, a more concrete and physical presentation of the product concept may be needed. After exposing the concept to the group of target consumers, they will be asked to answer questions in order to find out the consumer appeal and customer value of each concept.
- #9 The next step in the new product development process is the marketing strategy development. When a promising concept has been developed and tested, it is time to design an initial marketing strategy for the new product based on the product concept for introducing this new product to the market. The marketing strategy statement consists of three parts and should be formulated carefully: A description of the target market, the planned value proposition, and the sales, market share and profit goals for the first few years An outline of the product’s planned price, distribution and marketing budget for the first year The planned long-term sales, profit goals and the marketing mix strategy. Once decided upon a product concept and marketing strategy, management can evaluate the business attractiveness of the proposed new product. The fifth step in the new product development process involves a review of the sales, costs and profit projections for the new product to find out whether these factors satisfy the company’s objectives. If they do, the product can be moved on to the product development stage. In order to estimate sales, the company could look at the sales history of similar products and conduct market surveys. Then, it should be able to estimate minimum and maximum sales to assess the range of risk. When the sales forecast is prepared, the firm can estimate the expected costs and profits for a product, including marketing, R&D, operations etc. All the sales and costs figures together can eventually be used to analyze the new product’s financial attractiveness. The new product development process goes on with the actual product development. Up to this point, for many new product concepts, there may exist only a word description, a drawing or perhaps a rough prototype. But if the product concept passes the business test, it must be developed into a physical product to ensure that the product idea can be turned into a workable market offering. The problem is, though, that at this stage, R&D and engineering costs cause a huge jump in investment. The R&D department will develop and test one or more physical versions of the product concept. Developing a successful prototype, however, can take days, weeks, months or even years, depending on the product and prototype methods. Also, products often undergo tests to make sure they perform safely and effectively. This can be done by the firm itself or outsourced. In many cases, marketers involve actual customers in product testing. Consumers can evaluate prototypes and work with pre-release products. Their experiences may be very useful in the product development stage.
- #10 The last stage before commercialization in the new product development process is test marketing. In this stage of the new product development process, the product and its proposed marketing program are tested in realistic market settings. Therefore, test marketing gives the marketer experience with marketing the product before going to the great expense of full introduction. In fact, it allows the company to test the product and its entire marketing program, including targeting and positioning strategy, advertising, distributions, packaging etc. before the full investment is made. The amount of test marketing necessary varies with each new product. Especially when introducing a new product requiring a large investment, when the risks are high, or when the firm is not sure of the product or its marketing program, a lot of test marketing may be carried out. Test marketing has given management the information needed to make the final decision: launch or do not launch the new product. The final stage in the new product development process is commercialization. Commercialization means nothing else than introducing a new product into the market. At this point, the highest costs are incurred: the company may need to build or rent a manufacturing facility. Large amounts may be spent on advertising, sales promotion and other marketing efforts in the first year. Some factors should be considered before the product is commercialized: Introduction timing. For instance, if the economy is down, it might be wise to wait until the following year to launch the product. However, if competitors are ready to introduce their own products, the company should push to introduce the new product sooner. Introduction place. Where to launch the new product? Should it be launched in a single location, a region, the national market, or the international market? Normally, companies don’t have the confidence, capital and capacity to launch new products into full national or international distribution from the start. Instead, they usually develop a planned market rollout over time. In all of these steps of the new product development process, the most important focus is on creating superior customer value. Only then, the product can become a success in the market. Only very few products actually get the chance to become a success. The risks and costs are simply too high to allow every product to pass every stage of the new product development process.
- #12 The Product Positioning Map uses the two dimensions of cost and preparation time to create a product positioning map for the breakfast drink. An instant breakfast drink offers low cost and quick preparation. Its nearest competitor is cold cereal or breakfast bars; its most distant is bacon and eggs. These contrasts can help communicate and promote the concept to the market.
- #13 Next, the product concept becomes a brand concept. Brand Positioning Map is a brand-positioning map, a perceptual map showing the current positions of three existing brands of instant breakfast drinks (A–C), as seen by consumers. It can also be useful to overlay consumer preferences on to the map in terms of their current or desired preferences. Brand Positioning Map also shows four segments of consumers (1–4) whose preferences are clustered around the points on the map. The brand-positioning map helps the company to decide how much to charge and how calorific to make its drink. Three segments (1–3) are well served by existing brands (A–C). The company would not want to position itself next to one of those existing brands, unless that brand is weak or inferior or market demand was high enough to be shared. As it turns out, the new brand would be distinctive in the medium-price, medium-calorie market or in the high-price, high-calorie market. There is also a segment of consumers (4) clustered fairly near the medium-price, medium-calorie market, suggesting that this may offer the greatest opportunity.